Financial Reporting & Close
Apply US and UK GAAP expertise to financial transactions and business decisions.
Lead and execute timely and accurate month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reserves, reconciliations, and account analysis.
Prepare monthly reporting packages, providing clear insights and explanations of financial results, risks, and opportunities.
Maintain balance sheet integrity through monthly reconciliation and review processes.
Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, internal policies, and financial controls.
Support annual statutory audits and coordinate audit deliverables, schedules, and auditor requests.
Support the Research and Development Project teams with project accounting, ensuring proper capture and timing of revenue and cost recognition.
Manufacturing Finance & Cost Accounting
Own financial accounting for inventory, including inventory reconciliations, physical count coordination, variance analysis, and reporting.
Analyze standard versus actual manufacturing costs and provide actionable recommendations to improve operational performance.
Support product costing activities, bill of materials accuracy, and job routings and setup.
Evaluate operational and manufacturing performance through financial and operational KPI analysis.
Partner with operations and engineering teams to assess the financial impact of process, product, and manufacturing changes.
Fixed Assets & Capital Management
Manage the full lifecycle of fixed assets, including acquisitions, capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and reconciliations.
Support capital expenditure planning and tracking.
Ensure compliance with internal capitalization policies and controls.
Business Partnering & Decision Support
Act as a trusted finance partner to operations, engineering, and support functions.
Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic and operational decision making.
Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and periodic financial planning processes.
Monitor margins, operational metrics, and cost performance, identifying opportunities for improvement.
Process Improvement & Controls
Drive process optimization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives across finance and operational processes.
Partner with finance, operations, and IT teams to improve system functionality, reporting, and scalability.
Support the development and enhancement of internal controls, policies, and procedures.
Apply structured problem-solving techniques to improve accuracy, efficiency, and business outcomes.
Team Leadership & Other
Provide leadership, coaching, and development support to finance team members as required.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and process excellence.
Serve as a finance leader across the UK site and broader global finance organization.
Continuous development through training of self and others.
Assist with other finance and accounting duties, as directed
